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World soccer's much-maligned governing body picks a new president this Friday. Much of the soccer-loving public disdains FIFA and is skeptical a new president will bring about positive change.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to John Lettieri, co-founder of the Economic Innovation Group, about a report on how the post-recession, recovery boom is leaving behind poor areas. As a result, the wealth and well-being gap is widening further.

In the latest step toward peace to end South Sudan's civil war, Vice President Riek Machar agreed to return to the country as long as he's allowed to bring his own troops to the capital.

Between Thomas, Lionel, Alfred, Emil, David and Randy (yes, that one), the Newmans have more than 80 Oscar nominations. Neda Ulaby takes a look at this epic clan of Hollywood composers and musicians.

After a broken elbow and an unlucky bout with dictation apps, writer Julia Reed realized that she doesn't write like she talks.

Despite a big cast that includes some terrific actors, this thriller about a group of criminals and their convoluted heist plot falls flat.

Fourteen others were injured after an employee opened fire at Excel Industries. The sheriff said the shootings appeared random, but there were some "things that triggered this particular individual."

In the last GOP debate before Super Tuesday, Donald Trump got more than 30 minutes of speaking time. Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Marco Rubio got between 16 and 20 minutes.

In the 1960s, when jobs were rare for black stuntmen, Willie Harris and Alex Brown had to teach themselves how to take a punch. But they couldn't prepare themselves for the vitriol they felt on set.

Aircraft tried to drop aid to a Syrian city cut off by fighting. Matthew Hollingworth of the World Food Program tells David Greene that because the wind changed direction, the food missed the mark.

How it works: You pay a fee, they mail you a T-shirt, you wear it for three days and send it back. Then you receive used T-shirts of other people. Registration for the first round is filled.

They say they are leaving because of lengthy delays in being recognized as refugees, poor living conditions and humiliation at the hands of German authorities.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with NPR's pop culture blogger Linda Holmes and movie critic Bob Mondello about Sunday's Oscar awards.

Charlotte Mecklenburg School leaders hope to get a bond referendum on the ballot soon. This week they laid out about $2 billion worth of building,…

We took a sample of the most novel economic proposals and asked a panel of economists: Are they good or bad?

Last Day of Freedom uses more than 30,000 hand-drawn images to tell the story of Bill and Manny Babbitt. The film raises questions about trust, family, mental illness and the criminal justice system.

Legal precedent says writing software is protected speech, and Apple wants to use that to deny federal authorities a program that would unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooters.

Indiana University added an exhibit to the online platform that features audio and photos from the early days of radio — from when black-oriented stations started popping up in the 1940s and beyond.

Facebook now sports "reactions" beyond the like button. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro says emojis are great for everyday communication, but they fall short of truly expressing empathy.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Republican Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia about the state of the GOP race after Super Tuesday. Rigell endorsed Marco Rubio, and wrote an open letter on Tuesday asking Virginia Republicans to "vote for any candidate but Donald Trump."